•The two Kano Emirs – Sanusi and Bayero The Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command said it has set up a panel to investigate the circumstances that led to the armed clash between supporters of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and the 16th Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, in Kano on Sunday. The […]
The absence of Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders during Vice President Kashim Shettima’s condolence visit to the family of the late elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has sparked debate in the polity. While Kano State Government officials who are of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) were on ground to receive the Vice [...
•When Kano govt sent almajiris home A new study has revealed that a significant number of children, particularly from rural and marginalised communities in Kano State, are being denied their right to education, thereby increasing the number of the out-of-school children in the state. Figures from the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) show...
•Late CSP Mohammed Ali Baba The Eggon Cultural and Development Association has decried the gruesome killing of one of its kinsmen, the Divisional Police Officer of Rano Local Government Area of Kano State, CSP Baba Ali Mohammed, by a mob. Mohammed, an indigene of Nasarawa State, was said to have been recently attacked by youths […]
•Late CSP Ali The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Kano State Government to identify and bring to justice those responsible for the brutal killing of CSP Muhammad Ali, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rano in Kano State. The lawmakers condemned in strong terms the […]
•Policemen at a riot scene Tension gripped Rano Local Government Area of Kano State following a violent incident that led to the death of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and one other individual. According to a press release issued by the Kano State Police Command yesterday, the crisis began on Sunday evening when a motorcycle […]
An Upper Shari’a Court in Kano has sentenced Shafi’u Abubakar, a 38-year-old man, to death by hanging for setting a mosque on fire, killing 23 people. The court also ordered that Abubakar receive 150 strokes of cane for the same offense, reports Nigerian Tribune. The incident occurred on May 15, 2024, at Gadan Larabar Abasawa […]
•Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken decisive disciplinary action against judicial officers found guilty of misconduct, including the demotion of a court registrar and the compulsory retirement of a senior registrar. In a statement issued by Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, the spokesperson of t...
•Power outage Residents of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states have been undergoing hardship following cuts in power supply by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). They said in the last three days, they got power supply for between two and three hours daily, reports Daily Trust. This is just as several Small-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) ...
•Blackout A prolonged power outage in Kano State, now entering its 10th day, has severely disrupted socio-economic activities in the metropolis, leaving residents and business owners in distress. The blackout, compounded by recurrent failures of the national grid, has plunged communities into darkness, forcing businesses to rely on costly alte...
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